If your confidential work documents have been exposed through a data leak, the following steps should be taken:
- Contact your supervisor and company's IT department immediately.
- Document the incident, i.e. print out screens of related data.
- Limit further access to the leaked documents, such as disabling hyperlinks, or restricting access to the uploaded files.
- Assess the impact of the data leak, i.e. what kinds of documents have been exposed? Who has access to them?
- Review and update protocols and security protocols to prevent further data breaches.